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Versennes.
Mrs Lieut. c. A. Booth with her daugh
ter will Join her husband at Fort Laramie,
Wyoming Territory, this week. "A fine
dramatic musical entertainmentwill be Civ
en- at school house hall, Monday evening,
October 10 under the auspices of the wome
of st. Paul's parish. h.--The auction sale
/ of Al cows, horses, farming implements,
| etc, at the residence of the late Ezra
| Knowles, Monkton, Thursday nettted over
| $l100 0-Mr. Ezra Ball has purchased the
Bragg farm, Ferrisburgh, for SjOOO.--
Mr.. Amos Willmarth of Addison has
bought the Ezra Champion place, near the
state school. Mr.. Champion goes to Cali
fornia &C. II. Sprigg and Co.. shipped
to Boston Monday 10 hogs and % cattle.
Mrs NJ +. Benedict is reported much
worse. .-- Young James Clark OF FERRIS
burgh has bought one half interest in the
Allen q Alden meat marliet.--Mrs.
Lucy Kent of WillSboro, who left here with
her son, Rev. b. NJ. Kent for Johnstown, i,
much better than while here.
Capt. Daniels of the Lily has 'arrel will
his barge and steamer some 5000 pasSen
. gers during the picnic and camping months
There have been between 30 and 10 tour
10y the Lily for various partes.--Dr. >
l.. Rogers Il graluate of Bucington,
medical college, formerly of PantOn, has {
fine practice in North Hudson, n Y, anC
is very pleasantly situated.-- Friday,
delegation of the Nimrods of this place
made Il foray upon the wild beasts o
Grand View mountain OF the fierce lookin.
, hunters we noticed Murphy, Thorn an,
Smith. Tile street commissioners hay
quite Job on Canal street, filling in iron
the slate bed on d. G. Mcigg's farm
= Mrs NJ. f. Benedict is much worse than sh
= has been.
t Miss Ida Brown of Monkton is teaching tn
Huntington Centre school. Mrs. NJ.
: Benedict who has been seriously i'll, is som
j better. Mrs. b. SaXton Bird, who
: well known in this vicinity, ana who form
., crly lived with her brother, the late n. a
: SaXton, is lying dangerously i'll at Pent
water, Mich. Mrs. c. c. Drury expect
: to leave Vergennes this week for Denver
e Col, to live with her son, DR. John Drur
of that city
Principal Shaw OF the graded school ha
been suffering from severe cold, aud wa
> obliged 10 take an afternoon vacation. .
> Mr. f. Hays and Mr.. John Mott eac
J, buried an infant child Tuesday. Tn
Il Bible study AZ the Methodist church Sun
> day evening, will BE- superseded by regu
- lar church service and sermOn,.......4
=, number Of copies of the Seaside Librar
y have been presented the Vergennes /
u brary y...The "IIarvest,' a service {
% thanksgiving with songs and responsiy
g reading, will be given Sunday evening 4
- the Congregational church. Mrs. &. {
: Drury left for Denver, Col, Tuesday.
u Charles and William Strong have return
o ed from their trip to New York city..,.,
u William Strong returned to BurlingtO
} | Wednesday The burbank potatoC
y have yielded well this season. John Pre-,
!, ton and W. W, Booth Of Watham had fin
:, crops.
: Cambridge.
81 George Wheelock has gone t. accept
: position in Boston Hampton Story h;
,e presented the Congregational society with
T. fine organ. He was Il Cambridge boy
l. The concert given Friday evening at Il
= Boro was "A grand success, the receip
III amounting to SOS - for the treasury of q
y Congregational society stephen Hol
i9 iins has started West to spend the wint,
q with his daughter, Mrs +. II. Smith
$, Green Bay Wis, Harmon Morse is in
he proving his buildings Lutte WheeloC
h has completed the abutments for the brids
is at the Junction. Luther Leitch is wor
& ing at his trade in Rutland. Mrs, Hem
"a u, Forter is convalescent Carl Weston
attending school Mt Morrsville Rev. !
* b. Riggs of 'nderhill exchanged pulpi
n with Rev. J. e. Bowen tSunday. %. "
W Reynolds is repairing the concert hall.
u, d. Witherell doing the work,--Mr
'n James Granger is in town from New Norl
y Mrs. Jane Holmes has been very sic
81 from hernia MIR. and Mrs. Purdy az
m daughter have gone to Canada on a yisi
rt Charles Hulburd was in Boston Ia
us week purchasing furnishing goods for Il
re Congregational church at the Boro,--
o. Miss Lucia Wheeock has returned to Be
Oh ton. Miss Bessie Diciiman accompani'
q by Miss Florence Talcott, of WilliSton Wis
- ed her parents last week. .--Thomas G
We sing has returned to his home in Bosto
,r. -Rev T.. Wheclock visited in Bullingt,
le- last week and Rev, Mr. Tenny AT his hon
es in Waterbury. III, l.. Strong and tami
il were recently called 10 Fairfax to attcl
eS the funeral OF Mrs, n. Stafford --Rev.
,is Barton of Jom4on spent a few days in toy
av recently with his daughter. Mrs Ma
nut Ober seventy two years old has just WOW
ip- % yards of linen toweling from yarn sp